My Fibroid Removal Surgery Experience

Fibroid Removal Surgery - My Experience Today's podcast covers a fair bit of detail over a three-day period following a fibroid removal surgery.  I go into some detail as to what it felt like and what I experienced over a 24-48 hour period.  I decided to be vulerable and give you women personal details of what to expect once you decide to have a Myomectomy. Of course there are many options available in the treatment of fibroids but I decided to have surgery because of the size and quantity of my fibroids.  Despite being advised to strongly consider having a Hysterectomy I opted for the Myomectomy for personal reasons.  I hope you find this coverage very beneficial.  I will be covering another 3 days next week. Hello, ladies. It's just hours following my fibroid removal surgery. My voice is sounding a bit raspy (from the respirator), so forgive me for that. I decided to record the first 24 hours following the Myomectomy for my uterine fibroids. I had a fibroid tumour in the uterus and I went in just after four, and it took about four to five hours. Back up into my room then just before nine. I just wanted to let you guys know what it was like. Well, it was easy before I went in. The last thing I remember before my uterine fibroid removal was that burning sensation of a liquid running into my hand, which I guess was the anaesthetic, general anaesthetic. Then they were waking me up and calling me. My consultant, she was calling my name and asking me how I was feeling. Time flew so quickly. It felt like it happened in an instant. Anyway, once I said I was fine, they wheeled me up into my room. I was more or less conscious of all the way as I was going into the lift and then coming out onto the floor. In regards to pain, it doesn't actually feel painful at all right now. They keep asking me if I want pain tablets or painkillers. I feel fine. I'm not free of pain. It just feels like someone just pressing down on my tummy. To me, that is not pain. Anyway, when I got here, I just wanted to eat, not because I was hungry, but because I was looking forward to eating food. They said they would try me on water first. Since I was normal, I took a few sips of water. Then I just wanted to continue that. They said if you feel nauseous, let them know. When I said I didn't feel nauseous, they said fine. They ordered some toast and apple juice from the kitchen. Within probably less than a minute of ordering the toast and apple juice, I started to feel nauseous. Oh, I just didn't know what to do. I was uncomfortable. My heel was in pain because of keeping my foot in one place. I wasn't able to turn left or right. Lying on my back was, room temperature was fine. I said, "Okay. Open the window because I just, I feel so nauseous." I felt like I needed to puke. When one walked in the door with the toast and apple juice, I was just like, "Oh, no thank you." Then the machine that they were using to monitor my life signals kept on beeping. I noticed up in the corner of my eye I was losing, or dropping, blood pressure every time it kept on beeping. The nurses kept on going to and fro and didn't know what to do. At least they played like they didn't know what to do. Finally, they put me in straps because my blood pressure dropped somewhere around the low hundreds, 111/58. I was just feeling uncomfortable. I couldn't keep quiet. I kept on shaking my leg because I just wanted to do something to keep me comfortable with myself. I kept on dosing in and out. People, nurses coming back and forth, in and out, what's they're doing, snoozing, staying awake, whatever. It's night time outside, so the light is brights and everything. I couldn't really sleep comfortably. Like I mentioned before, I couldn't turn. Anyway, when, probably an hour, my vital signals started to improve. Again, still no pain. I didn't actually puke.